Year of Venus: How to see the 'evening star' at its best in 2025
Jamie Carter • 1w In early 2025, Venus will dazzle in the southwest sky after sunset, earning its "evening star" nickname.
This phenomenon, which occurs when Venus gets close to Earth, happens once every 19 months. However, as Venus brightens, it will retreat to a slim crescent as it goes through its astonishing moon-phase-like dichotomy.
Here's everything you need to know about Venus in 2025. . . .
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Venus in 2025: Key datesAfter its dichotomy and performance as a brilliant "evening star" in the southwest after dark during early 2025, Venus will move into the sun's glare in March and emerge the following month as the "morning star." Here are some important dates for Venus in 2025:
- Jan. 3, 2025: Crescent moon and Venus after sunset (separated by 1.4 degrees)
- Jan. 10, 2025: Venus at its greatest elongation east after sunset (47.2 degrees angular distance from the sun)
- Jan. 12, 2025: Venus at dichotomy (a half-moon shape)
- Jan. 18, 2025: Venus-Saturn conjunction after sunset (separated by 2.2 degrees)
- Feb. 1, 2025: Crescent moon and Venus after sunset (separated by 2.3 degrees)
- Feb. 16, 2025: Venus at its brightest in the evening sky
- March 22, 2025: Venus at inferior conjunction (between Earth and the sun)
- April 22, 2025: Venus at its brightest in the morning sky
- April 24, 2025: Crescent moon and Venus before sunrise (separated by 2.4 degrees)
- May 31, 2025: Venus at its greatest elongation west before sunrise (45.9 degrees angular distance from the sun)
- Aug. 12, 2025: Venus-Jupiter conjunction before sunrise (separated by 0.9 degrees)
- Sept. 19, 2025: Crescent moon and Venus before sunrise (separated by 0.8 degrees)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/year-of-venus-how-to-see-the-evening-star-at-its-best-in-2025/ar-AA1wCGbK
There's a planet alignment thing going on right now. I noticed Mars close to Jupiter last night. I may have seen Saturn, too. Anyway, things to look for in 2025.
